Teen Homicide The second highest reason for teenage deaths is homicide. Teenage homicide has gone from the inner cities to suburbs. Homicide in teens has overall increased dramatically; many of the stories you read about homicide in the newspapers are committed by teens. Why? Homicide victimization rates for teenagers and young adults increased while the rates for older age groups dramatically decreased. Although homicide rates have overall decreased, the homicide victimization rates for 14-17 year-olds increased almost 150% from 1985 to 1993. The homicide rates for 14 and under has only slightly increased which is to be good news. All these facts are scary but